The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-03
rye Versus Pye.


easy to acquire and more difficult to
shake of than the opium or cocoaine
habit.
From the evidence II appears that Mr..
Tompkins, one OF the boarders at the
Pye mansion. drifted into the habit Of
kissing Mrs. Pye. In fact it is very
little exaggeration to say that he be-
came n chronic Pye bitter. They became
So brazen that their kisses were sugges-
tive of the ringing Of q patent gong.
In tho Pye family the kissing seems to
have been almost as persistent and pro-
miscuous rs that to which the witnesses
testified in the Beecher case
Mrs. Dempsey. who had boarded at
Pyc house, was put on the stand and
examined BY lawyer.
Lawyer-"D.d you ever see Temp
kins kiss Mrs. Pye.
Witness-"Lots Of times; and when |
didn't see him heard him. There was
plaintve, sobb ng gurgle about it that
reminded one OF the exhaust of bath
Tub. Is could be heard all over the
house"
Lawyer-"Did she not resist his kiss
esq"
Witness-'.Not precisely; but she set
her face very strong against it-that Is,
against his mustache. saw her time
and again"
Where did he kiss herp"
Witness Anywhere and every
where; on the stairs. in the hall, in the
dining-room. at his leisure, on the
cheek, but usually square in the
mouth"
Lawyer-"Was Mr.. Pye present
when the kissing took placer
Witness-"He was present occasion.
ally but he was not accounted for
much. Mrs. Pye was always present I
when the kissing took place. don't
remember of her having been kissed a
single tine when she was not present"
Lawyer-"Did Mr.. Pyc objectP"
Witness ''Tonpkins never tried 10
kiss him"
Lawyer ~ mean did Mr.. Pye object
to Tompkins kissing his wife?"
Witness "Tompkins didn't have any
wife to kiss. He kissed Mr.. Pye's wife
but | expect If Tompkins had had
wife she would have objected They
often do"
Lawyer--"May it please the court.
this witness is showing disposition to
ile with the court
Court--"The witness will answer the
questions"
Witncss--"l am answering the ques-
tons, but the attorney is questioning
the answers
Lawyer-"Whcn did Tompkins kiss
Mrs. Pye"
Witness Whenever he had an op.
portunity but | noticed he didn't kiss
her when he was down town The on
ly time when he didn't kiss her was
when he was not there"
Lawyer--.'Who did kiss her then?"
Wtness--''I did liked her little
myself"
Lawyer-"O. you did, did you. Did
not Mr.. Pye object TO you kissing his
wife?"
Witness-"No. Why should he'
d dn't object to his kissing her, why
should he object to my kissing herr
There was nothing Objectionable about
it, ii was n mere friendly salutation."
lawyer ibid you ever see Mrs. Pyey
kiss Mr.. Pyeg"
Witness NO. but she may have
done so when none Of us boarders
were around. She is sly piece"
Lawyer-"How did you come to kiss
Mrs. Pyep'
Witness-"Put my arms around her
neck and kissed her in the usual way"
Lawyer-"Did she ask you to do
sop
Witness--"Well, noticed that no
matter how many times she and Temp
kins kissed before he went out that
she never got enough 10 last until he
came back, for as he opened the door
they were at il again, so when he was
away kissed her, more as matter OF
accommodation than anything else"
Lawyer" Where was Mr.. Pyep"
WitnessA" he was nowhere"
Lawyer That's enough. You CAP